From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishkick something into touchkick something into touchBritish English informal to stop a plan or project before it is completed A hitch resulted in the deal being kicked firmly into touch. → kick
Examples from the Corpus
kick something into touch• He would always kick it back into play whereas Lukic, more often than not, would kick it into touch.• When a penalty is kicked directly into touch the same team will have the throw-in. 